Matías Ramón Mella

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Matías Ramón Mella was a 19th-century Dominican military leader and revolutionary, renowned as one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic.

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instanceOf Dominican military officer
founding father of the Dominican Republic
human
revolutionary
birthDate 1816-02-25
birthPlace Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Spanish Empire
centuryOfActivity 19th century
collaboratedWith Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
Juan Pablo Duarte
commemoratedBy Día de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella
linked to: Día de Duarte
countryOfCitizenship Dominican Republic
date 1844-02-27
deathDate 1864-06-04
ethnicGroup Dominican people
familyName Mella
fullName Matías Ramón Mella Castillo
givenName Matías
linked to: Matias
hasMonument Altar de la Patria, Santo Domingo
linked to: Altar de la Patria
hasStatue statue of Matías Ramón Mella in Santo Domingo
historicalPeriod Dominican Restoration era
Dominican War of Independence era
honorificTitle Padre de la Patria
ideology independence and sovereignty of the Dominican Republic
knownFor firing the legendary blunderbuss shot of 27 February 1844
language Spanish
memberOf La Trinitaria
memorial Parque Independencia, Santo Domingo
militaryConflict Dominican Restoration War
Dominican War of Independence
militaryRank general
nationality Dominican
notableEvent Dominican Restoration War
Dominican War of Independence
notableRole co‑founder of the Dominican Republic
leader of the Dominican independence movement
notableWork participation in the Dominican War of Independence
opposedTo Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo
placeOfBurial Altar de la Patria, Santo Domingo
linked to: Altar de la Patria
politicalMovement Dominican nationalism
region Caribbean
roleInEvent military strategist in the Dominican independence movement
organizer of armed resistance against Haitian rule
significantEvent blunderbuss shot at Puerta de la Misericordia
significantPlace Puerta de la Misericordia, Santo Domingo

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Independence Day (Dominican Republic) keyFigureCommemorated Matías Ramón Mella
subject linked to: Independence Day
Altar de la Patria honors Ramón Matías Mella
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Juan Pablo Duarte sharesRoleWith Matías Ramón Mella
Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella namedAfter Ramón Matías Mella
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Día de la Independencia (República Dominicana) associatedPerson Ramón Matías Mella
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National Independence Day (Dominican Republic) honours Ramón Matías Mella
subject linked to: National Independence Day
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Dominican War of Independence keyFigure Ramón Matías Mella
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La Trinitaria notableMember Ramón Matías Mella
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La Trinitaria associatedWithPerson Ramón Matías Mella
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Francisco del Rosario Sánchez associatedWith Matías Ramón Mella
Matías Ramón Mella fullName Matías Ramón Mella Castillo
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Puente Ramón Matías Mella namedAfter Ramón Matías Mella
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Puente Ramón Matías Mella hasNameComponent Ramón Matías Mella
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remains of Ramón Matías Mella commemorates Ramón Matías Mella
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Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic hasMember Ramón Matías Mella
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Dominican Independence Day associatedWith Ramón Matías Mella
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